Resthaven applied for and has received several grants to help us live out our mission during COVID-19 A grant from the Emergency Human Services Fund provided support for emergency needs related to COVID-19. We were granted $5,000 to support technology needs, including...

Although 2020 was a challenging year with a global pandemic, nationwide protests over racial injustice, and a contentious presidential election, I am grateful that here at Resthaven our differences have not divided us. In a year...

Written by Rev. Leigh Boelkins Van Kempen “My soul yearns for you in the night; my spirit within me earnestly seeks you.” (Isaiah 26: 9a) This past Sunday the Christian church began observing the season of Advent—a time of waiting and watching for the coming of Jesus....

Although 2020 was a challenging year with a global pandemic, nationwide protests over racial injustice, and a contentious presidential election, I am grateful that here at Resthaven our differences have not divided us. In a year...

Written by Rev. Leigh Boelkins Van Kempen “My soul yearns for you in the night; my spirit within me earnestly seeks you.” (Isaiah 26: 9a) This past Sunday the Christian church began observing the season of Advent—a time of waiting and watching for the coming of Jesus....

In the midst of a year that looks nothing like the previous ones- with a global pandemic, elections, and other trying situations- the Christmas season has come just as it always does. Like everything else in 2020 our Christmas celebration will look different. But just...

Dave TenClay says that “A path to a nursing home comes in many directions.” His dad, Ellsworth, was living independently when he had a fall that brought a move to assisted living. This environment was good for a while but then he had another fall. After this fall and...